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Shipwreck (scrambled eggs)

"Shipwreck" is restaurant slang for "scrambled eggs." The term "shipwreck" has been cited in print since at least 1887 and probably started on the Bowery. "Adam…

Shit-faced Saturday

"Shit-faced Saturday” is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Shit faced Saturday" has been cited in print since at least May 2005. Other slang names for days of the week…

Shitcan

Entry in progress -- B.P. WiktionaryVerbshitcan (third-person singular simple present shitcans, present participle shitcanning, simple past and past participle shitcanned)1. (vulgar, transitive) To…

Shiti Bike (Citi Bike nickname)

New York City's "Citi Bike" program was launched on May 27, 2013. The program was named and funded (in large part) by Citigroup, which paid $41 million for a six-year sponsorship.…

Shivercrat (Governor Allan Shivers + Democrat)

Democrat Texas Governor Allan Shivers (1907-1985) endorsed Eisenhower (a Republican) for president in 1952. Conservative Democrats like Shivers were called"Shivercrats," and, after 1970,…